Offload
(verb)
- To unload or transfer (goods, cargo, etc.) from a ship, truck, or other vehicle.
- To transfer a responsibility or burden from oneself to someone else.
Origin:
The word is formed by combining the prefix off and the verb load, meaning to unload or to transfer something from one place to another.
Examples:
- The ship offloaded its cargo at the port.
- They offloaded the goods from the truck.
- The company offloaded the debt to a subsidiary.
- He offloaded the responsibility onto his assistant.
- She offloaded the burden to her partner.